Placement of comma
- The waiter said, “My manager will be here shortly,” but he never came.
- The waiter told us that his manager would “be here shortly,” but he never came.
Can the comma be placed outside the quotation marks in "shortly" instead of inside in the above sentences?
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Top answer
The placement of commas inside or outside quotation marks is subject to the whims of editors and the writers of style guides. Different conventions are used in American English than in British English. I can only say how I would punctuate them and say that opinions may vary.
- The placement of commas inside or outside quotation marks is subject to the whims of editors and the writers of style guides.
- Different conventions are used in American English than in British English.
- I can only say how I would punctuate them and say that opinions may vary.
- tamguatlay The waiter said, “My manager will be here shortly,” but he never came.
- I'd so the same as you have done here.
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The placement of commas inside or outside quotation marks is subject to the whims of editors and the writers of style guides. Different conventions are used in American English than in British English.
I can only say how I would punctuate them and say that opinions may vary.
tamguatlayThe waiter said, “My manager will be here shortly,” but he never came.
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